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THE COURIER orarjr ISSUED WEEKLY vocrwc £ _PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN Aafceboro, North Carolina, Thursday, February 26, 1625 Aw ....■ »■■■■ Jfc—if i ... :$2.00 A YEAR IN APVANg T t . I' , NUMBS#;* 1 PUREBRED CATTLE m THE COUNTY Trying Te Get Up Carloads of Jerseys and Guernseys For Farmers off County. An effort to fctfins made by E. 8. Jr., county demonstration agent, to secure orders for twe or more ear toads *f Jersey cows *nd heifers. *The proposition which hejfaas is to set the farmers of Ahe county who are interested in purAred cattle to sign up to take one or more >« these cattle and then to go on the market and bay their requirements. No bulls will be included in this ship ment of cattle It being the intention of the county agent rad those inter ested in putting more purebred cat tle in the county to breed only from purebred Guernseys. Along the same line Mr. H. v Bates, Southern railway dairy spec ialist who was in the county all last week with the county demonstrator, to putting forth eVery effort to prevail upon toe North Carolina Guernsey Breeders’ Association to put up at auction at Asheboro in about a month a carload of purebred bulls and heif ers. He has already obtained the con sent of a number of the directors and officers of the association to put on this sale, but the matter will not be settled until a meeting of the direct ors is held at an early date. Mr. Bates was in the county two years ago in the interest of purebred cattle and dairying. He was agree ably surprised at the progress that has been made in the eounty in the matter of purebred cattle and was gratified over the interest taken in the meetings last week. These meet ing along with the efforts of Mr. Mill saps have created a movement in the county for purebred cattle which bids fair to have lasting results. It to suggested that those interested in the matter get , in touch with the farm demonstrator and assist in every way possible fa this forward move Farmer School Truck Skids Off The Road One of the trucks serving Parmer consolidated high school, carrying twenty-three of the pupils from the thick was not damaged. Wade Lanier was driving the truck at the time, but no blame is attached to him for the accident The road was slick after a shower of tain and the truck running without chains was hard to keep in the road. Piedmont school district to tneir turned over. None of the occupants of the truck were injured beyond a few slight scratches and bruises. The J3AFTIST NEWS LETTER Mr. C. W. Scott, chairman of our board of deacons, is now in the High Point hospital having gone there Mon day of this week for an operation. His absence from our congregation will make a conspicuous vacancy. In the meantime we hope for him a success ful operation and wait anxiously for his safe and early return, i, Sunday, March 1st, is Go-To-Sun day-School Day at our church. We are going to start on an imaginary trip from Palm Beach to New York. Thedasses are swelling their inter est and numbers. The old, the young, the gnat and the small are invited to this trip with us. The time is Sunday, March 1st. While the Sunday school is touring on the above trip the pastor is going to preach a aeries of sermons on the following general subject: "My Church and L" This general subject will be divided into the following sub divisions: (1) “The Worth of My . Church to Me.” (2) “My Worth to Ghurch,” (8) “What My Church ''-''and X An 'Worth to Quist, These - ‘ will be given at the Sunday morning • servicesTbeginning March fit -« Mrv and Mrs. Bates, of Randlsmafi, , were attendants upon our sorvieM last Sunday. We have had other visitors. It jto a delight to have these; , for ours ia a church for all souls. The pastor will be out of town Fri day, attending an “informational and inspirational” meeting of pastors and ^ttymen in High PoST For FARMER PEOPLE WIN $48 IN PRIZES AT STATE FAIR Win Otit It Livestock Judgiatg ComJeste as Individuals and i. - The management of the North Osr oHna State Fair; at Raleigh, has tfis tributed $10,191.75 in prize money to individuals in 55 of the 100 counties of the State. Wake led in the distri bution with $1,98* brought home by its prise whalers. -Catawba was next with over $890. Davidson county prize winners brought heme $19, while Montgomery entrants won 67.25. Among the ethers were Chat ham with $19.7S* Harnett, $60.25; Or ange, 50; Moore, $280; Richmond, 451.25; and Guilford, $446. Randolph county people, all from Farmer, were awarded $46.00 in priz es. In the livestock Judging contest Randolph’s team composed of Robert Felder, Dermot Kearns and Paul Skeen won a prise of $6. In individ* ual Judging in the livestock contest Dermot . Kearns won a prize of $5.00. in judging sheep. Robert Fuller won a prize of $15 in judging Poland Chi na hogs and dairy cattle. The same team also won another $6.00 prize in the livestock judging contest. In the individual stock team judg ing contest, Mr. R. F. Brackin, of the Farmer high school, won a prize of $4.00, and Durant Kearns a prize of $10.00. The Randolph county contestants in the judging contests brought home a large proportion of the prizes when it is taken into consideration the num ber of contestants and the contests entered. N M. E. MATTERS (By W. H. Willis) Some of our enthusiastic Methodists are taking steps to secure a handsome pipe organ, and have it in place when the new church is opened. One of the contractors entertains the hope of having his work done by April 20th. This includes all but the art glass, lighting, and seating. At the morning hour Sunday the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be administered. At night there will be a sermon to children, In which, threads, cards, and rktes, will Aeused as object les sons. «N ' * > FRIENDS CHURCH NEWS Bible school, *|5. jr C. E. Meeting, lie is Next Sunday will be the pastor’s Sunday at Science Hill. The subject for discussion at Pray er meeting last night was “Courage To Serve". -We are stressing this department of the church, and any one not attending prayer meeting at any other church is invited to be present with us. We are trying at the present to make these mid-week services point toward our coming re vival. Our Sunday School didn’t drop be low three figures during the past month, 114 was the smallest atten dance for any Sunday of the month. Ministerial conference of North Carolina Yearly Meeting will be at Archdale Friends church next week, March 3, 4, 5. County Boards of Education Named by House Committee Chairman Connor of the House Committee on education has introduc ed in the General Assembly a bill with appointments of the members of the boards of education for ninety nine counties of the State. The one county that has no members named is Hyde. The bill includes nominations that have been submitted by the various members of the House. For Randolph the present board is named. The list of nominations for Randolph and adjoining counties with the length of term designated follows: Randolph: L. F. Ross; for six years; J. A. Martin for four years; John F. Hughes for two yean. _ Pavidson: C. W. Stokes for six yem, 'j. .«■* Chatham: M. M. Bridgen for six yean; T. B. Bray for four years. Moore: Homy A. Page, Sr., W. H. Lawhorn, X B. McQueen, W. G. Car ter, C. C. Jones, each for two yean. lee: F. R. Boehan, J, C, Batson, D. E. Shaw, each for'twio yean. Guilford: C. H. Ireland, Died Pea cock, Dr. C. S. Gilmer, D. M. Chris man, & E. Coltrane, each for ' I;i<• Buptlit Leaders of Piedmont . . .. Bold BjOly DISCUSS COUNTY JSOADSMJATION Leading Citizens of County Hold Meeting Last Week to De Vise Plan For Upkeep. A meeting attended by forty or more leading men from all sections of the county was held in the court house last Thursday Jar the purpose of discussing a satisfactory method of handling the goad situation in this county. It was suggested at the meeting that a bill be introduced in the General Assembly by Senator Ross, who was present at the confer ence, providing for a non-partisan road boand for the county, composed of three members. There was considerable discus sion over the matter pro and con. However, it was the sense of the meeting that this would be the best way to handle the road matters of the .county, and a bill to this effect is expected to be introduced in the Legislature. The highways of the county have been neglected for the past few months. The roads that are already built have been getting in bad shape fast on account of neglect, little or no effort having been made by the authorities to take care of them. It is the general opinion in the county that something will have to be done to keep the present roads in repair else the county will soon have no roads worthy of mention. The citi zenship of the county is not inclined to sit idly by with hands folded while the roads go to ruin. Eventually the taxpayers of the county will have to pay for the present neglect and it is evident that unless the present coun ty administration does something a new plan will have to be devised to take care of the situation. The school system of the county was also discussed at the meeting. A plan was considered whereby a sys tem of nine standard high schools, in cluding those already in the county, would be built and the expense of same be borne equally by the tax payers of the county instead of by lo cal tax districts. This matter was held in abeyance, however, and no definite action taken. Two High Point Men Held for Burning H. Harris’ Store David Harris end his brother-in CTZebaa, prominent High Point merchants, were arrested sever al days ago and placed under $2,000 bond each charged-. with burning the store of H. Harris, at High Point, in which they had an interest, on the night of January 25th. They were arrested on warrants sworn out by Deputy Insurance Commissioner Scott, who investigated the fire. The accused men were given a hearing Tuesday in recorder’s court at High Point and bound over to Superior court. It is charged that the store was sprayed with gasoline and ignit ed for the purpose of collecting the insurance on the stock and fixtures. TRINITY NEWS Mrs. Annie Robins, of Asfieboro, with some other Asheboro friends called on friends here last week. We are all delighted to have the district conference here this time. It will be held April 14th and 15th. A large crowd is expected. Our minister, Mr. Harris, is get ting out a nice little sheet called the Parish Quarterly, which everyone in the bounds of Randolph circuit ought to take. On last Friday moriiing Helen Smith, one of the school girls, lost he*r purse containing five dollars which she has been unable to find. Mrs. T. M. Crowson visited her son, Walter Crowson, at his home here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.- JPewey English and little daughter, Ins, visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter Qrowaon Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Hal Fariow spent the day at FUpt Bill last Sunday. , a*—— ■ ■ . Death of Mr. Weed ■ w. L. Wood died at the WilkersoA hospital, near Randlemafl, February 18th at the age of 4? years. Mr. Wood had bean an invalid for a number of yearn and had been aU over the. coun try in search of health. He had never been married mid had made his home with his mother and brothers. .He was a brother of our townsman, Mr. Clyde Wood. Funeral services, were conducted by Rev. ¥. F. Ashbum, of liberty, at P«ttany church, near Millboro and interment made in the cemetery. The deceased is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary A. Wood, of Mill boro; six brothers, Messrs. Oscar Wood, of Bluefield, W. Va.; J. C. ana F. C. Wood, of Charlotte; W-J. Wood, of near Asheboro; Percy Wood, of Millboro ; and C. H. Wood, of Ashe SENATOR BOSS PRESENTS TWO BILLS TO ASSEMBLY One Refers to Confederate Pen* sioners and Another Relates to Landlords and Tenants. During the past week Senator Ar thur Ross has introduced in the Gen eral Assemfefy two 'bills. One is an act to place the names of C. H. Hard ing:, a Confederate veteran, and Mrs. Sarah J. CawHe, widow of James B. Caudle, a Confederate veteran, on the Pension roll. Another was an act to amend the -consolidated statutes section 2364 in reference to landlords and tenants. It is understood that this .act is to re quire tenants to give notice of their intention to move and to personally deliver the k*ys to the house occupied to the landlord at the tune of removal. Representative A. 1. Ferree intro duced in the lower house a bin to make the office of the county super intendent of Schools .of Randolph county elective by the qualified voters of the county. This act was killed in the committee find did not get to the floor. Initiate Local Boys Into Fraternity At the annual initiation of the Duke University chapter of Kappa Alpha fraternity culminating in a banquet at the Melbourne hotel at Durham, two Asheboro boys were taken in the chapter. They were E. H. Cranford and t. O. Redding. Mr. J. C Pennington, Of Thomasville, was also initiated a member of the fra ternity ' UNUSUAL CASE TRIED IN DAVIDSON COUNTY COURT Illegitimate Child Wins Suit For Education and Support Against Father. A case which is probably the first of its kind in the State was tried in Superior court at Lexington last week when an illegitimate child sued ■ its father, or alleged father, for support and education. This was an action lb which Carl Thayer^ Jr., sued his re puted father,; Carl Thayer, Sr., of Eldorado, Montgomery county, and won. The specific amount-to be paid by the father was left to the discretion of the judge-whb is expected to an nounce his decision this. week. This was the third tube Mr. Thayer had been on the losing side of litiga tion growing out of the birth of the hay, who ia years old^ ybase. mother now the wife of a Mr. God win was Miss Mamie Hall, of the El dorado section of Montgomery. Mr. Thayer w« tried at Troy in 1917 for seduction under promise of marriage and the case compromised. Another suit is on the court calendar. The judge has ruled that the compromise effected between the mother and fath er of the ehild does not abrogate the child’s right to sue. The case will probably be appealed to the Supreme Court. Mr. C. A. Shelton Leases Lot Messrs. William and Vernon John son have purchased the Corbit Scott lot in South Asheboro from Mr. Ar thur Ross and have leased it for a term of years to Mr. C. A. Shelton of Mt. Airy. Mr. Shelton will handle Gulf gasoline and will be general agent for this popular brand of gas in Randolph county. Wants to Put Prison on Self-Sustaining Basis Governor McLean Makes Number of Recommendations as To State Prison—Non-Producers. ________ * Governor Angus Wilton McLean tent a message to the General As sembly Monday with reference to the State prison. Among the recommen dations he made to put the prison on a self-sustaining basis were the change of the prison from a separate corporation to a regular department of the state government, provision for working the more able-bodied prison ers on the state highways and roads, and other public roads, and other pub lic works of state sub-divisions, and a request that'the state prison be placed upon a definite appropriation The Governor called attention to the deficit of $18$817.18 existing in the prison's fineness on January let, 1925, as a result of its operations for throo years and mm month prior to 800 non-producing prisoners for the same period cost about $437,600, changing the surplus into a deficit, ; Governor McLean believes that If his recommendations are put into law there will be a marked change in toe financial condition of the prison. OPPOSE PETITION OF THE SOUTHERN Much Opposition Develops To Taking OIF Trains From Asheboro To High Point. Considerable opposition has devel oped in Asheboro against the petition of the Southern Railway company to the Corporation Commission for per mission to curtail railway service on the short line operating between Ashe boro and High Point. Local business men will be given a hearing before any decision will be made by the Com mission. This hearing, it is understood, has been delayed on account of the illness of Superintendent Fletcher. It is stated in some quarters that the railway company may reconsider and . withdraw its petition. It is argued that even with the present volume of shipping from Asheboro and points on the line one round trip a day witl not take care of the freight. In order to move the freight, it is stated, that it will be necessary to pot on extras from time to time and the cost of these extras will amount to quite a lot of money. On the other hand should the Corpo ration Commission grant the request of the Southern, a number of manu facturers in Asheboro are understood to have expressed their intention of throwing all that is possible of their freight traffic to the Norfolk-South ern. To Ita prove Grade Crossings J. W. Fletcher, superintendent of the High Point, Randlemah, Ashe boro and Southern Railway Company, was in Asheboro Monday accompanied by his chief clerk and chief engineer on business relative to the improve ment of grade crossings in town. Two weeks ago the town commissioners served notice on the railway company that something had to be done to im prove these crossings. It is understood that they will be paved at an early date. Ross Introduces Bill To Create Road Commission For County Senator Arthur Ross has introduced a bill in the State Senate to create a road commission for Randolph coun ty and reduce the number of commis sioners from five to three. This is in line with the recommendations made at the^meefci^g held in the court,' Carolina Power and Light Company Holds Opening The formal opening of the retail store of the Carolina Power and Light Company was held Monday in the Company’s new store in the McDowell building on Depot street. Quite a large number of the citizens of the town and county responded to the in vitations which were sent out for the opening. There was on display a number of electrical appliances sold by the company and special prices were made for opening day. The interior of the store has been remodeled and a number of new fix tures in the latest pattern and con struction for the display of electrical goods installed. Mr. J. C. Senter has charge of the local sales of the cor poration. In addition to the retail store there will be housed in the same building the local offices of the company which have been moved from the Morris building. Returned Missionary To Visit Ran dolph Churches Miss Annie L. Forrest, who served as a missionary to Japan for several years, and who has recently returned from a tour of inspection to the mis sion fields in China, Japan and India, will arrive in the county Saturday and will speak in several of the Methodist Protestant churches. She will be at Worth villa Saturday night, at Brow ers Sunday morning at eleven o’clock and will go to Fair grove church Sun day afternoon. Mias Forrest has been In the county upon different oc casions and has many friends who will be glad to greet her and hear of her trip abroad. t; . Uu MARVIN FOUST WANTED FOR ' MURDER IN MONTGOMERY Sheriff George Stuart, of Mont gomery county, was in Asheboro Sun day night on the hunt for Marvin Foust and a brother. Foust is want ed for the murder of a negro near Candor Thursday night of last week. It is stated that Marvin Foust and a male companion were escorting a col ored girl along a road In the Candor community Thursday night and that a quarrel resulted between the two men. Foust, it is said, reached around it of the girl and shot the other through the heart it fled the scene and the trail Asheboro, his former home, and ddance of many of his relatives. RMMM FIND OIL TOP DRESSING MAKES GOOD HIGHWAY Governor Is Well Pleased With Kind of Road—Commission To Use Lot of It. News comes from Raleigh that Governor McLean is well pleased with what he has seen of the sand clay highways that have been treated with a special dressing of oil. He recently traveled over stretches of this type of highway on one of his trips from Ra leigh to his home at Lumberton. The highway commission has been experimenting with this top dressing and so far are well pleased with the results. As near as the engineers can figure it the first two oil dressings covering a period of three years costs about $2,500 per mile, about $800 a year. On an eighteen year basis it is figured that the cost of mainten ance will be $450 a mile. That is fig ured costly maintenance, but it is cheaper than paying interest on a mile of hard surface which costs $30, 000 to build. But that isn’t all the savings. Wind and rain take from the top of a sand •clay road each year about an inch and a half. Top dressing with oil puts on about three inches in the first two years of treatment and forms an as phaltic surface. Winds and rain do not affect it. Thousands of miles of this kind of road are in use in north ern states and the highway commis sion relying on their own experience with this type of road and that of other state commissions is planning to use this method on 800 or a thous and miles this year. State Maintains 1,083 Autos And Trucks Highway Commission Has 1,700 Em ployees—salaries of ~ {leads of Departments The State of North Carolina main tains 1,083 automobiles and trucks in to . 33 departments and institutions, according to a report submitted to the General Assembly by State Audi tor Baxter Durham. Of these 1,083 cars 426 are touring cars-and 557 are trucks. Of the total tfafe State High way Commission operates 3 60. pleasure cars arid 604 trucks. Hie re maining 66 pleasure cars and 63 trucks are scattered among the* other 32 de partments and institutions. The State Highway Commission has 1,700 employees. Th^ salary list of Charles Upham, highway engineer, draws $10,000 a year. The total oper ating cost of State cars during the past year was over a million and a half dollars. The report shows that Dr. E. C. Brooks, president of State College of Agriculture and Engineering, draws a salary of $10,000 a year, as does President H. W. Chase of the State University. R. A. Doughton, commis sioner of revenue, gets $5,500. The district deputies of the revenue de partment each draw $2,500 a year. Baptist S. S. Campaign Starts Next Sunday Plans have been completed for the launching of the campaign for a big- I ger-better Sunday School next Sun day, March 1st, at the Baptist church. It is the beginning of a contest in which the entire Sunday School will go on a trip from some point in Flor ida to New York, a distance of 800 miles, to be made in eight weeks. Each class has selected some make of car in which to make the journey and the class with a perfect attendance will make 100 miles each Sunday. Every new pupil counts 10 miles on the trip while absentees drop back 10 miles. Visitors will move the class up 5 miles. The class that wins in the contest will be honor guests at a banquet, given by the rest of the Sunday School, at the close of the contest. Therefore those who are enrolled are urged to be present and help their class to win, and those who are not in Sunday School elsewhere are in vited to come join. Visitors given a cordial welcome. Mbs Minnie Sheron Bride of P. A. Jenkins (hi last Saturday at the residence of J. S. Ridge, officiating justice, Miss Minnie Sheron, of Millboro, was married to Mr. P. A. Jenkins, of Mill boro. The happy couple motored to Asheboro where the. words which made them husband and wife were gpoken. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sheron and the groom the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Jenkins, of Winston-Salem. Mrs. Henry Williamson Dies at Steeds Following an illness of three weeks »f influenza and pneumonia Mrs. Hen ry Williamson died at her home at Steeds Monday, aged about thirty five years. Her dpath ~ gloom over the entire co EVOLUTION BILL BEATENIN HOUSE At Last Disposed of and Law- j: makers Can Get Down To Business. (By M. L. Shipman) Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 23.—“Monkey business” has had the center of the stage in the General Assembly the past week and no great amount of progress has been made in the enact ment of general legislation.'The Rev enue Bill has been whipped into shape and is now under consideration by the committee of the Whole in the House. The bill providing appropria tions to the State educational, char itable and penal institutions, pensions for the Confederate soldiers and wid ows; for the payment of the interest on the State debt; equalizing fund for the publie schools, etc. is to follow in due course. The Finance committees have raked every available source of revenue with a fine tooth comb in an effort to comply with the demands of the appropriations committees. But “the call is not sustained." There is an appreciable difference between the two which is not likely to be ".recon ciled” at this session. Two days were given to the consid eration of the Poole resolution out lawing'the teaching of evolution in State institutions, which had hA»n made a special order for Tuesday night. The bill was displaced how ever, on account of the crowded con dition of the hall and galleries of the House which were jammed with peo ple eager to hear the discussion. The question for debate was: “Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that it is the nenae of the General Assembly of North Carolina that it is injurious to the welfare of the people of the Common wealth for any officer or teacher in the State, paid wholly ar in part by taxation, to teach or permit to be taught, as a fact, either Darwinism or other evolutionary hypothesis that links man in blood relationship with any Other lower form of life” . The resolution came up on fee House Calendar Thursday as unfinished business and the ’“fine works” started without difficulty. The forces in favor of the resohdaa* were directed by Representative Tur lington of Iredell; the opposition by Representative Murphy of Rowan. Mr. Turlington could see no harm in pro hibiting the teaching of theorie# fWts and pal'd his respects to the heads of State institutions who had appeared before the committee in op position to the resolution. He was sustained in his contentions by Messrs. Madison of Jackson, Hunter of Polk, Braswell of Nash, Neal of Caswell. Miss Alexander of Meck lenburg and Poole of Hoke, author at the resolution, who pointed out the dangers to young minds of theories that are now being promulgated through the camouflage of science in the high schools and colleges of the State. Mr. Turlington declared he (Continued on page 4) Miss Worthington Honored Mrs. John K. Wood delightfully en tertained at a surprise birthday party for Miss Dolly Worthington at her home on Worth street Tuesday after noon. Bridge was played at four tables and at the conclusion of the games, the prize for top score, a marshmal low toaster, was presented to Mrs. 0. L. Presnell. The hostess served a de licious salad course, after which she brought in a large birthday cake which the honoree cut and served in a gra cious manner. Miss Worthington was the recipient of a number of lovely presents. The members of the Tree Blue class of the Baptist church gave a lovely surprise miscellaneous shower Tuesday evening for Mrs. Elsie Ca gle, a recent bride and also president of the class. Hie evening was delight fully spent in general conversation. The honoree was the recipient of a number of lovely and useful gifts. Miss Ethel Lovett entertained the members of the Friday Afternoon Club at her home in West Ashrfeoro last week. The general topic for the afternoon was the State legislature. Mr. I. C. Moser, a former member ef the House of Representatives, made an interesting talk on the General Assembly. After the program was over the hostess assisted by her mother, Mrs. Loualla Lovett, and Misses Mittie and Lacy Leigh Lovett served a delicious salad followed by a course of sweets.
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